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2012 Topic
17 May (Thu) Team-Teaching an Interdisciplinary Course: Strategies for Working Effectively with a Colleague
Prof. Susan Fiksdal, Fulbright Scholar at HKBU

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2011/12 Topic Photos/Materials
10-May-12 New Interpretations of Student Success: Essence of an International Conference in Seattle
Prof. Lo Ping Cheung from Department of Religion and Philosophy
Dr. Leevan Ling from Department of Mathematics
Dr. Tracy Lau from Department of Education Studies
Prof. Reza Hoshmand from the General Education Office
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18-Apr-12 Collaborative Learning: Techniques for Effective Tutorials and Seminars
Prof. Susan Fiksdal, Fulbright Scholar at HKBU
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19-Mar-12 Engaged Scholarship: Models of Integrating Research, Teaching and Community Engagement
Prof. Janel Curry, Fulbright Scholar at CityU
Prof. Martha Carothers, Fulbright Scholar at CityU
Prof. Richard Mack, Fulbright Scholar at PolyU
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23-Feb-12 What’s Next for Afghanistan? A panel of Diplomats from Hong Kong who served in Kabul
Mr. Werner Lauk, Consul General of Germany
Mr. Martin Murphy, Consul (Economic-Political) of the U.S.
Prof. Reza Hoshmand, Director of General Education, HKBU
Dr Glenn Shive, Director of the Hong Kong America Center
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17-Feb-12 Techniques to Increase Student Motivation for Instruction and Learning
by Prof. Brenda Litchfield, Fulbright Scholar at the University of Macau
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17-Jan-12 Designing Your Interdisciplinary Courses – Workshop 2
Useful Techniques to Make Your IGE Courses Become Alive

by Prof. Susan Fiksdal; with guest speakers for sharing session: Prof. P.C. Yuen (COMP) & Dr. Kelvin Lee (DGC)
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13-Jan-12 Designing Your Interdisciplinary Courses – Workshop 1
Think out of the Box and Design Your Engaging IGE Courses

by Prof. Reza Hoshmand
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15-Dec-11 Online and Blended Learning (Classroom & E-Learning)
by Dr. Douglas Roscoe
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6-Dec-11 Enriching the Curriculum with Undergraduate Research
by Prof. Richard Mack
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8-Nov-11 Getting Personal: Creating a Unique Classroom Experience for Students in Large Lecture GE Courses
by Dr. Melissa Fitch
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18-Oct-11 Make the Connection! General Education, the Humanities and the “Real” World
by Dr. Melissa Fitch
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28-Sep-11 Opening Ceremony of GEO Photos
20-Sep-11 Interdisciplinary Teaching and Learning for a Multi-Faceted World
by Prof. Susan Fiksdal & Prof. Martha Carothers
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2010/11 Topic Photos/Materials
17-May-11 A “GE Frame of Mind”
by Prof. Dayle Smith
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12-Apr-11 Engaging Large Classes: Tips and Techniques for Engaging a Crowd
by Prof. Dayle Smith
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29-Mar-11 Peer Review Writing Assignments and Critical Thinking
by Prof. David Skidmore
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15-Mar-11 Approaches to Student Engagement and Learning in GE Courses
by Prof. A. Reza Hoshmand
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5-Oct-10 Nuts and Bolts: How to “fill in the blanks” and gain approval for your GE course
by Prof. Dayle Smith & Prof. Jacqueline Moore
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21-Sep-10 Best Practices for Developing Innovative GE Courses
by Prof. Dayle Smith, Rob Gurvall, David Jaffee, David Skidmore & Kay Smith
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2-Sep-10 Assessment of GE Programmes and Courses Using OBTL
by Dr. Susan Gano-Phillips
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2009/10 Topic Photos/Materials
27-Apr-10 Meeting the challenge of GE: Coaching Student Writing and Managing the Instructor Workload
by Dr. Joseph Chaney & Dr. Paul Hanstedt
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24-Mar-10 General Education and the Sciences: Opportunities and Challenges in Science Course Development
by Dr.Janel Marie Curry & Dr. Hedley Freake
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26-Feb-10 Strategies and Challenges in Interdisciplinary Team-Taught Courses
by Dr. Gray Kochhar-Lindgren & Dr. David A. Campion
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4-Dec-09 Shaping the First-Year Experience
by Dr. David A. Campion
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12-Nov-09 Desiring University, Cultivating Humanity
by Prof. K. B. Chan
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16-Oct-09 Interdisciplinary Courses and GE Learning
by Dr. David A. Campion
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2-Oct-09 General Education Course Review / Designing and Implementing Interdisciplinary GE Courses
by Dr. David A. Campion
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2008/09 Topic Photos/Materials
3-Jul-09 3+3+4 Briefing Session on General Education
by Prof. Franklin Luk & Prof. Martha Cheung
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11-Jun-09 General Education Course Review
by Dr. Spencer A. Benson
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10-Jun-09 OBTL Seminar: From Outcomes to Assessment
by Dr. Stephen J. Friedman
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4-Jun-09 Information Literacy, Critical Thinking and Interdisciplinary Learning – What’s the Connection?
by Ms. Dianne Cmor, Ms. Alison Chan, Mr. Chris Chan & Ms. Xin Li
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13-May-09 The Humanistic Endeavor in the Academy: The Columbia Experience
by Prof. Roosevelt Montás
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30-Apr-09 From the Creative Industries to a Creative Economy: Implications for General Education in Tertiary Institutions
by Ms. Ada Y. K. WONG, JP
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27-Apr-09 Interdisciplinary General Education Course Design Workshop
by Prof. A. Reza Hoshmand & Dr. Susan Gano-Phillips
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23-Apr-09 21st Century Literacies
by Dr. Vicki C. H. Ooi
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21-Apr-09 “Vienna is . . .” : A Cross-Faculty Teaching Demonstration of a Sample General Education Course
by Dr. Stuart Christie, Dr. David Francis Urrows, Dr. Magdalen Ki, Mr. Uli Gast, Dr. Choi Tat Heung & Dr. Spencer A. Benson
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3-Apr-09 The New 3-3-4 Curriculum: Creating Opportunities for Excellence
by Dr. Kristine Utterback
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20-Mar-09 “What can a professionally oriented School be expected to gain from a well-run GE program at HKBU?”
by Dr. Vicki C. H. Ooi
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17-Mar-09 General Education for the 21st Century: Roles, Challenges and Successes
by Dr. Spencer A. Benson
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12-Mar-09 Key Features of Effective General Education Programs
by Dr. Susan Gano-Phillips
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10-Mar-09 General Education Possibilities for Baptist University’s School of Business
by Prof. A. Reza Hoshmand
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